JAMES MUTUA, HEAD KEEPER AT HALLER PARK WILDLIFE SANCTUARY . THE SANCTUARY IS HOME TO BABY HIPPO OWEN WHO WAS SEPARATED FROM HIS MOTHER DURING THE BOXING DAY TSUNAMI AND RESCUED AND REHOMED AT THE SANCTUARY IN MOMBASSA, KENYA. HE HAS STRUCK UP AN AMAZING SURROGATE MOTHER-SON RELATIONSHIP WITH 130 YEAR OLD MZEE, A GIANT TORTOISE. MOMBASSA. KENYA. PICTURE:

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